trace elliot combo or red sub cab and behringer head

[Finley Booker]

Hi guys, I was wondering if you can help me.
I'm currently looking at getting setup with an amp to gig with in small pubs with a rock cover band. I'm trying not to spend much money which isn't ideal but I will be putting more money into it later on.
My main question today is- which would be more ideal
1. a trace elliot commando 1001 combo for £65
or
2. a behringer bxd3000h head for £50
with
a redsub cabinet b115t hf horn for £90

which would complete the task of small gigs competing with drums and two guitarists?
Or am I wasting my time with any of these items (eg replacing the red sub with a better cab ext)
Thanks in advance guys!

 

[Gearhead17]

Competing with drums and two guitars: none of that gear is worth your time. Too small, not enough speaker area, and not enough wattage to work with. Grab a used 410 and 300 watts and you should be alright for now.

 

[Finley Booker]

Competing with drums and two guitars: none of that gear is worth your time. Too small, not enough speaker area, and not enough wattage to work with. Grab a used 410 and 300 watts and you should be alright for now.

managed to grab a 610 cab, just on search for head
cheers for info

 

[jj.833]

I think that 100w Trace Elliot would be too little. 300W Behringer should suffice. I have very little experience with Behringer heads, I'd say it works alright, sound quality plain but honest enough. For the money you plan to spend, I don't think you can get much better. You might want to look for used head TC BH250, which is awesome thing for little money. Or any other class D amp head with at least 250W@8ohm.

 

[Gearhead17]

managed to grab a 610 cab, just on search for head
cheers for info

I am glad you went for the 610! What model/brand? Just about any head with 300 watts or more would be a good purchase here. You can always upgrade in the future. Save your gig money!

 

[Finley Booker]

the albion bls610h
on sale at pmt
yeah definitely
just need something really to get set

 

[Finley Booker]

currently looking at a peavey max 700 which leaves me with 175w at 8ohms

 

[Jaco who?]

The Max 700 is the same as a FireBass I used to have. I think it's rated @ 275 with 8Ω, so you should be fine with that, If you can tolerate the weight. It's a HEAVY sucker.

 

[Finley Booker]

The Max 700 is the same as a FireBass I used to have. I think it's rated @ 275 with 8Ω, so you should be fine with that, If you can tolerate the weight. It's a HEAVY sucker.

nice
yeah weights not a problem for me
awesome
see if I can get it